Single-player games like Special Tactics
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Special Tactics, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Mordfield Command
Single-player alternative to Special Tactics — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Special Tactics.
Set in a world seized by machines, Mordfield Command is a turn-based hex wargame. Reclaim territory under mounting pressure and expand your control of the battlefield. Move too slowly, and the Algorithm’s growing forces will overrun you.
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Battlestar Galactica Deadlock
Single-player alternative to Special Tactics — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Special Tactics.
In Battlestar Galactica Deadlock™ you’ll take command of the Colonial Fleet in defense of the Twelve Colonies during the First Cylon War. Lead many different types of ships in this 3D tactical game. Every decision counts, your strategy will be vital – can you ensure mankind’s survival?
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Rising Lords
Single-player alternative to Special Tactics — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Special Tactics.
Rising Lords is a medieval turn-based strategy game with card and board game elements. Send your serfs to fight and die in your name... or let them prosper, and use them to your advantage!
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Bang! Howdy
Single-player alternative to Special Tactics — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Special Tactics.
Bang! Howdy is an online strategy game. The setting mixes elements from a variety of related genres, such as steampunk or Native American myth. Several of the players' available units are entirely mechanical, including artillery and a "steam gunman", a robot boasting large wagon wheels for movement while wearing a cowboy hat.
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ZEPHON
Single-player alternative to Special Tactics — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Special Tactics.
From the developers of Warhammer 40,000: Gladius, ZEPHON is a post-apocalyptic 4X strategy game built on Proxy’s unique tactical combat system. Guide survivors through a turbulent future, navigating unexpected disasters, eldritch horror and cyberpunk monstrosities. What will you do to survive?
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Wargroove
Single-player alternative to Special Tactics — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Special Tactics.
Take to the battlefield with Wargroove, a strategy game for up to 4 players! Choose your Commander and wage turn-based war on battling factions. Design and share maps, cut-scenes and campaigns with easy-to-use editors and in-depth customization tools!
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Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War
Single-player alternative to Special Tactics — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Special Tactics.
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius – Relics of War brings you to a world of terror and violence. Four factions will engage in a brutal war for dominance over the planet’s resources. In the first turn-based 4X strategy game set in Warhammer 40,000 you will lead one of four unique factions.
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Total War: WARHAMMER II
Single-player alternative to Special Tactics — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Special Tactics.
Strategy gaming perfected. A breath-taking campaign of exploration, expansion and conquest across a fantasy world. Turn-based civilisation management and real-time epic strategy battles with thousands of troops and monsters at your command.
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Frozen Synapse
Single-player alternative to Special Tactics — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Special Tactics.
Brings the simultaneous turn-based strategy genre up-to-date and lets you give detailed, accurate orders to your squad.
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TASTEE: Lethal Tactics
Single-player alternative to Special Tactics — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Special Tactics.
Strategy has a new name and it’s damn TASTEE. Recruit a team of volatile mercs and execute dramatic gunfights on a mission to take down the Cartel in this simultaneous turn-based tactics caper. Precision planning meets epic action. Regular community tournaments with prizes!